Shirt hold-down device



Oct. 5, 1948. F. R. SINOPOLI SHIRT HOLD-DOWN DEVICE Filed Nbv. 25, 1946 INVENTOR. FRANK R SINOPOL/ BY ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 5, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i v H F .H L YWD Y c Frank- R. Sinopoli, San'Digm-Calif.

; Application-November 25, 1946, Serial 1510. 712379 S'Claims.

invention relates; to a shirt hold-down device, more particularly for ,usein inter-connected relation with a person's shirt and trousers and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a shirt hold-flown device of this;class which is entirely, hidden from view when in connected relation with a persons shirt d. trou I Second, toprovide a, shirt holdedown device of this .cla.ss' which very efficientlymaintains a persons shirt inneat straightvposition relatively tothe trousers in which the tail of the shirt s. po t d;

"Third to'provide a shirt hold-down device of this class which maybe used in; connection with conventional shirts and trousers withoutalteration of either the shirt or the trousers;

Fourth, to. provide a shirt hold-down device of this classwhich is very simple and easy to apply in. connected relationwith a shirt and trousers;

Fifth, to. provide a shirt, hold-down device of this class which maybe very quickly and easily released from its connected relation with av shirt and trousers;

Sixth to provide a shirthold-down deviceof this classwhich is, very thin and light, preventing undue strain in connection with a shirt and trousers;

iSeventh, to provide-a shirt hold-down device of this .class whichis entirely connected to the thread supporting buttons in connection with. a shirt and trousers; and

.Eighth, to, provide a shirt hold-down. device of this class which is very simple and economical in ,construction, eificient in operation. and which willnot readily deteriorate or get out of order.

Withthese and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter; my invention consists of certain novel; features of construction, combination and-arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafter described' in detail and particularly set-forth in the appended claims, re ference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters ofreference thereon 7 forming a part of this application in which:

Fig. i is a frontvelevational view thereof show- 2 the clip Aconstitute the principal-parts and-portions of my shirt hold-down device.

The shirt hook I is arranged to engage the thread G connecting the button'E to the shirt. overlapping portion A. This shirt hook I is provided'with a u shaped portion la adapted to fit 'over the thread G integral with which is an angularly disposed guide portion l b adapted to facilitate the placement-of the U-shapedportion {a over thethread G all-as shown best .in

Fig. l-ofthe drawing. The opposite endpf this shirt hook I is provided with a strap supporting portion Ic disposed substantially in perpendicular relationship with the axis of the U-shaped portion la arranged to engage the loop' portion 3a of the strap 3 all as shown best in Fig.2 cf the drawing. The strap 3 is preferably of-elasticmaterial but may bemade of any other suitable mainQbydaShlihesthe connected relationship there- I with of a shirt and trousers; and Fig. 2 is anedge elevational view thereof showing by dash lines.

the connected relationship thereof witha shirt and trousers. v

similar; characters of reference refer to similar parts and-portions-throughout the drawing.

The-shirt-hook I,' trouserhook 2; strap 3', and i terial as desired. This strap 3isadjustably secured by means of the clip 4' whichis a conventional strap clip arrangedto provide longitudinal adjustment on the strap 3 as desired. The opposite end of the strap 3 is connected with a strap engaging loop portion 2a of the trouser hook 2. Thistrouser hook 2 is provided" with a substantially U-shaped offset portion 2b arranged to extendaround the overlapping portion 3 of the shirtas indicated by dash lines in .Fig. 1 of the drawing. This offset U-shaped portion 213 is normallypositioned below the upper edge J of the overlapping portions C and D of the trousers. This relationship is maintained by the position of the-button F secured to the trousers by *the thread H around which the hook portion 2c of the trouser hook 2 is engaged. This button F is the conventional button securing the upper over-lapping portions of the trouser fly. The hook portion 2a of the trouser hooks} is substantially U-shaped and provided with an angularly disposed end portion 2 d arranged to facilitate the placement of the hook portion 20 over the thread H in connection with the conventional button F which is secured to the frontal overlapping portion C of the trousers. It will. be here noted that the u sh-aped, offset portion 2b,

7 as shown in Fig. 2 of thedrawing, passes around theouter edge of the overlapping portion B. of the shirt and to the front side thereof, as shown.

best in Fig. 2 of the drawin and engages the.

thread H in connection with the button F for-, wardly of the overlapping portion B of the shirt below the. upp r edge of the trousers.

The operation of my shirt hold-down device is; substantially as. follows:

" In connecting my shirt hold-down device to a .below the upper edge J of the trousers.

shirt and trousers, the shirt hook I at its U- shaped portion la is first fitted over the thread connecting the button E to the rearmost overlapping portion A of the shirt, thus, the shirt hook I is entirely hidden between the overlapping portions A and B of the shirt and extends downwardly therebetween in connection with the strap 3 which suspends the trouser hook 2 at a position After the shirt hook I has been properly connected to the shirt as hereinbefore described, the trouser hook 2 at its offset U-shapecl portion 21) is placed around the outer edge B of the overlapping portion B of the shirt whereby the hook portion 20 of the trousers 2 is placed at the front side of the overlapping portion B of the shirt below the upper edge J of the trousers and engaged with the thread H connecting the button F to the front overlapping portion C of the trousers. The elastic character of the strap 3 maintains slight tension intermediate the buttons E and F of the shirt and trousers respectively, whereby the shirt is held in neat, straight, fiat position at the front side of the wearer and is prevented from billowing out over the upper edge J of the trousers. This shirt hold-down device is quickly disconnected from the trousers by simply shifting the hook portion 20 thereof laterally of the thread H connecting the button F to the front overlapping portion C of the trousers permitting the shirt or trousers to be removed individually as desired.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with overlapping portions of a shirt and trousers'of a U-shaped hook member adapted to be placed intermediate the overlapping portions of said shirt, a button connecting said overlapping portions, said hook engageable with the thread connecting said button to the innermost overlapping portion of said shirt adjacent the upper edge of said trousers, a strap in connection with said hook member, a second hook member having a U-shaped offset portion in connection with said strap adapted to extend around the edge of the outermost overlapping portion of said shirt, a trouser button, said second-mentioned hook member provided with a hook portion integral with said U-shaped oifset portion adapted to be positioned at the front side of the overlapping portions of said shirt and engage said trouser button at the inner side of said trousers substantially below the upper edge thereof.

2. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination with overlapping portions of a shirt and an inwardly extending button in connection with the trousers of a hook portion adapted to be positioned intermediate the overlapping portions of said shirt engageable with button connecting thread secured to said shirt, a strap in connection with said hook, a second hook member having a U-shaped offset portion in connection with said strap adapted to extend around the edge of the front overlapping portion of said shirt, said second-mentioned hook I scribed, the combination of a shirt hook having provided with a substantially U-shaped hook portion integral with said U-shaped oifset portion positioned at the front side of said shirt and engageable with the inwardly extending button in connection with said trousers.

3. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination with overlapping portions of a shirt and an inwardly extending button in connection with the trousers of a hook portion adapted to be positioned intermediate the overlapping portions of said shirt engageable with button connecting thread secured to said shirt, a strap in connection with said hook, a second hook member having a U-shaped offset portion in connection with said strap adapted to extend around the edge of the front overlapping portion of said shirt, said second-mentioned hook provided with a substantially U-shaped hook portion integral withsaid U-shaped oifset portion positioned at the front side of said shirt and engageable with the inwardly extending button in connection with said trousers, said U-shaped offset portion of said second-mentioned hook positioned below the upper edge of said trousers.

l. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination with overlapping portions of a shirt and an inwardly extending button in connection with the trousers of a hook portion adapted to be positioned intermediate the overlapping portions of said shirt engageable with button connecting thread secured to said shirt, a strap in connection with said hook, a second hook member having a U-shaped offset portion in connection with said strap adapted to extend around the edge of the front overlapping portion of said shirt, said second-mentioned hook provided with a substantially U-shaped hook portion integral with said U-shaped offset portion positioned at the front side of said shirt and engageable with the inwardly extending button in connection with said trousers, said U-shaped offset portion of said second-mentioned hook positioned below the upper edge of said trousers, said strap being made of elastic material.

5. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination with overlapping portions of a shirt and an inwardly extending button in connection with the trousers of a hook portion adapted to be positioned intermediate the overlapping portions of said shirt engageable with button connecting thread secured to said shirt, a strap in connection with said hook, a second hook member having a U-shaped oifset portion in connection with said strap adapted to extend around the edge of the front overlappin portion of said shirt, said second-mentioned hook provided with a substantially U-shaped hook portion integral with said U-shaped offset portion positioned at the front side of said shirt and engageable with the inwardly extendin button in connection with said trousers, said U-shaped offset portion of said second-mentioned hook positioned below the upper edge of said trousers, said strap being made of elastic material and a clip in connection with said strap for longitudinally adjusting the same.

6. In a shirt hold-down device of the class dea U-shaped portion at its normally upper end and a strap connection portion at its normally lower end, a strap in connection with the strap connection portion of said shirt hook, a trouser hook in connection with the normally lower end of said strap having an offset portion adapted to surround the outer edge of the front overlapping portion of a shirt, said trouser hook having a substantially U-shaped hook portion adapted to be positioned at the front side of the foremost overlapping portion of a shirt and engage an inwardly extending button in connection with trousers adjacent said shirt.

7. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination of a shirt hook having a U-shaped portion at its normally upper end and a strap connection portion at its normally lower, end, a strap in connection with the strap connection portion of said shirt hook, a trouser hook in connection with the normally lower end of said strap having an offset portion adapted to surround the outer edge of the front overlapping portion of a shirt, a button having thread connecting the same to said shirt engaged by said shirt hook said trouser hook having a substantially U-shaped hook portion adapted to be positioned at the front side of the foremost overlapping portion of a shirt and engage an inwardly extending button in connection with trousers adjacent said shirt, said offset portion of said trouser hook positioned below the normally upper edge of said trousers.

8. In a shirt hold-down device of the class described, the combination of a shirt hook having a U-shaped portion at its normally upper end and a strap connection portion at its normally lower end, a strap in connection with the strap connection portion of said shirt hook, a trouser hook in connection with the normally lower end of said strap having an offset portion adapted to surround the outer edge of the front overlapping portion of a shirt, a button having thread connecting the same to said shirt engaged by said shirt hook said trouser hook having a substantially U-shaped hook portion adapted to be positioned at the front side of the foremost overlapping portion of a shirt and engage an inwardly extending button in connection with trousers adjacent said shirt, said offset portion of said trouser hook positioned below the normally upper edge of said trousers, said shirt hook and said trouser hook having angularly disposed portions in connection with said U-shaped portions adapted to facilitate the placement thereof in connection With the thread securing buttons to said shirt and said trousers.

FRANK R. SINOPOLI REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,897,090 Walding Feb. 14, 1933 

